The horsepower wars continue with Chevrolet introducing the 315hp Bel Air. Lincoln has reacted by introducing the 375hp Capri. Who will win the horsepower war?
In other news Sunbeam has introduced a new model, the 73hp Rapier II. Can it avoid the wooden spoon?
The flag drops and we are racing but Haywood Jenkins has stalled on the grid!
Brendan Boyce drops oil on lap 3, causing Victor Malcourt to spin out on the following lap.
Evan Doyle gets a halfshaft failure on lap 6.
John Dutton gets an engine failure on lap 8. Six laps later his teammate Adam Bryant suffers the same fate.
Lucjo Silva has a clutch failure on lap 25.
Dennis Robinson leaks oil on lap 34, causing 2 cars to spin out over the next 2 laps.
Fred Aukes loses his magneto on lap 38.
Charles Oswin breaks his brakes (geddit?) on lap 40.
Pat Elway-Derrick suffers a crankshaft failure on lap 42.
Emmerson Huxtable drops oil on lap 45, causing Trevor Moray to spin out on the following lap.
Egbert Tunison has a suspension failure on lap 48.
James Folke gets a broken transmission on lap 50.
Robert Hewley suffers a gearbox failure on lap 57.
Arnie Seidel loses his conrod on lap 66.
Henry Preston has an engine failure on lap 77.
Elias Andrews leaks oil on lap 86, causing Daniel Suarez to spin out on the following lap.
Nicholas Colton crashes on lap 90. He is unhurt.
Graham Carran gets a clutch failure on lap 95.
Peter Toller suffers an engine failure on lap 104.
Wayne Hiram loses a halfshaft on lap 107.
The Rigby Brothers get a magneto failure on lap 109.
Well, as we predicted at the start of the broadcast, a rainstorm is going to engulf the track, and now it is upon us.
The first victim of the storm is Graeme McLeary, who crashes out on lap 128.
John Cropper, Norman Browne and Scott Flynn crash on successive laps.
Donald Wray crashes into a ditch on lap 155. He is unhurt.
Cecil Hermann crashes just 2 laps from the finish!
Lester Smith crashes on the penultimate lap!
Bert Bryson and William Anderson are the first drivers to win consecutive Tourist Trophies! Congratulations to the year's winner of the Tourist Trophy!
- Bert Bryson/William Anderson (Bert Bryson (Lincoln Capri)) 4:45:42.707
- George McNamara/Don Partridge (Lincoln (Lincoln Capri)) 4:45:52.632
- Bob Washington/Erskine Peyton (Lincoln (Lincoln Capri)) 4:45:55.279
- Cyril Jones/Moses Lyne (Cyril Jones (Lincoln Capri)) 4:45:55.415
- Malcolm Peck/Rainer Jeffries (Malcolm Peck (Packard Patrician)) 4:46:07.468
- Colin Smith/Ian Michaels (Colin Smith (Lincoln Capri)) 4:46:08.746
- Thomas Van Oirschotten/Reggie Aitken (Thomas Van Oirschotten (Humber Super Snipe Mk4)) 4:46:13.654
- Leary Kay/Hubert Lowe (Leary Kay (Ford Fairlane)) 4:46:21.744
- Richard Betram/Julian Fairweather (UMC (UMC Parliament)) 4:46:24.000
- Frank Spannagel/Tim Anderson (Packard (Packard Patrician)) 4:46:26.207
- Bruce Dempsey/Jerry Kennedy (Bruce Dempsey (Chevrolet Bel Air)) 4:46:27.469
- Cedric McCaig/Jed O'Clery (Humber (Humber Super Snipe Mk4)) 4:46:32.139
- Max De Lang/Colin Reyer (Max De Lang (Humber Super Snipe Mk4)) 4:46:34.255
- Brian Nicholson/Kurtis Hanegan (Hillman (Hillman Minx Mk8)) 4:46:48.152
- Paul Hildebrand/Selwyn Watson (Sunbeam (Sunbeam Rapier II)) 4:47:04.364
- Roy Wolfe/Lester Smith (Roy Wolfe Racing (Packard Patrician)) DNF lap 160
- Ethan MacCallum/Cecil Hermann (Ethan MacCallum (Chevrolet Bel Air)) DNF lap 159
- Rhys Johnson/Donald Wray (Rhys Johnson (Humber Super Snipe Mk4)) DNF lap 155
- Errol Keefe/Scott Flynn (BMC (Austin A55 Cambridge)) DNF lap 134
- David Dunstan/Norman Browne (David Dunstan (Chevrolet Bel Air)) DNF lap 133
- Adam Foster/John Cropper (Sunbeam (Sunbeam Rapier II)) DNF lap 132
- Fredrick Russell/Graeme McLeary (Fredrick Russell (Humber Super Snipe Mk4)) DNF lap 128
- Charles Rigby/Daniel Rigby (Charles Rigby (Lincoln Capri)) DNF lap 109
- Jack Hiram/Wayne Hiram (Hiram Organisation (Lincoln Capri)) DNF lap 107
- Peter Smedley/Peter Toller (Peter Smedley (Lincoln Capri)) DNF lap 104
- Nolan Lynn/Graham Carran (Hillman (Hillman Minx Mk8)) DNF lap 95
- Bert O'Reilly/Nicholas Colton (Humber (Humber Super Snipe Mk4)) DNF lap 90
- Neil Gardner/Daniel Suárez (UMC (UMC Mark II)) DNF lap 87
- Harry Andrews/Elias Andrews (Harry Andrews (Lincoln Capri)) DNF lap 86
- Henry Preston/Terry Derrick (Henry Preston (Ford Fairlane)) DNF lap 77
- Arnie Seidel/Gerald Richards (Chevrolet (Chevrolet Bel Air)) DNF lap 66
- Robert Hewley/Dylan Jenkins (UMC (UMC Parliament)) DNF lap 57
- James Folke/Vincent Atkins (The Folke-Atkins Company (Packard Patrician)) DNF lap 50
- Egbert Tunison/Eric Arbeid (Egbert Tunison (Packard Patrician)) DNF lap 48
- Trevor Moray/Norman Bradley (Renault (Renault Dauphine)) DNF lap 46
- Emmerson Huxtable/Steve Caledon (Chevrolet (Chevrolet Bel Air)) DNF lap 45
- Pat Elway-Derrick/Kurt MacConnell (Pat Elway-Derrick (Lincoln Capri)) DNF lap 42
- Charles Oswin/Cyril Elway (Charles Oswin (Lincoln Capri)) DNF lap 40
- Fred Aukes/Trevor Reynolds (Fred Aukes (Humber Super Snipe Mk4)) DNF lap 38
- Alister MacBay/Chuy Palomo (BMC (Austin A55 Cambridge)) DNF lap 36
- Peter Cameron/John Harper (Peter Cameron (Lincoln Capri)) DNF lap 35
- Dennis Robinson/Cedric Robinson (Dennis Robinson (Lincoln Capri)) DNF lap 34
- Luĉjo Silva/Barry Turner (Renault (Renault Dauphine)) DNF lap 25
- Adam Bryant/Paul Cox (Ford (Ford Fairlane)) DNF lap 14
- John Dutton/Ralph Carlton (Ford (Ford Fairlane)) DNF lap 8
- Evan Doyle/Braiden Gross (Evan Doyle (Ford Fairlane)) DNF lap 6
- Victor Malcourt/Adrian Hudson (Victor Malcourt (Humber Super Snipe Mk4)) DNF lap 4
- Brendan Boyce/Benjamin Delwyn (Packard (Packard Patrician)) DNF lap 3
- Haywood Jenkins/Brad Loman (Jenkins & Loman (Lincoln Capri)) DNF lap 1
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